The Vuelta a España has been granted permission by the UCI to ask an extra wildcard staff in 2022, that means that Spanish ProTeams Euskaltel-Euskadi, Equipo Kern Pharma and Burgos-BH will all line out on this yr’s race.
Alpecin-Fenix and Arkéa-Samsic had already secured computerized invites as the most effective positioned ProTeams within the 2021 UCI rankings, that means that there might be a complete of 23 groups firstly of the Vuelta in Utrecht on August 19.
The dispensation from the UCI has allowed the Vuelta organisation to ask three of the 4 Spanish ProTeams, with Caja Rural-Seguros RGA lacking out on choice. Caja Rural have been fixtures on the Vuelta sine 2012, however they’re changed by debutants Kern Pharma on this event.
The Vuelta organisation acknowledged in an announcement on Monday that the race couldn’t function greater than 22 groups in 2023.
“This derogation is just relevant for 2022 and certainly not will or not it’s doable to make this request for 2023,” learn the assertion.
The variety of wildcards on the discretion of race organisers has decreased lately, with the 2 best-placed groups within the UCI rankings now incomes computerized entry to the next season’s Grand Excursions.
As in 2021, Alpecin-Fenix have accepted their invites to all three Grand Excursions this season. Arkéa-Samsic opted towards lining up within the Giro d’Italia, a call that allowed RCS Sport dispense three discretionary wildcards. As anticipated, the Giro organiser has invited the three Italian ProTeams, Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè, Eolo-Kometa and Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli.
French squads Crew TotalEnergies and B&B Inns-KTM have been awarded the 2 remaining wildcard slots on the Tour de France.
The 2022 Vuelta takes place from August 19 to September 11 and, like this yr’s Giro and Tour, it can start on a Friday and have an extra relaxation day resulting from its begin on international roads.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) and Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) are among the many riders to have already signalled their participation, whereas Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) might additionally race searching for a fourth successive general victory.
